Willow

A peerless witch, dabbles in black magic Black Magic Willow and risks her darker self, potent but dangerous. At times, only Tara can bring her back from the brink of the abyss.

Special ability Special ability The unique rule printed on a hero's character card. It is always in effect unless the card says otherwise.

When Willow or Tara is dealt damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health., Willow becomes Dark Willow. At the end of your turn, if Dark Willow is adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. to Tara, she becomes Willow.

At a glance

• Starting health Health A fighter's life total, tracked on a health dial. At zero health the fighter is defeated.: 14

• Move value Move value The number on a hero card showing the maximum spaces that fighter may maneuver in one turn.: 2

• Attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. type: Ranged Ranged attack An attack that may target any fighter in the same zone, not just an adjacent one.

Sidekicks Sidekick A secondary fighter represented by a token. A sidekick can be defeated without ending the game.

• Tara: Ranged, 6 health, move 2.

Set-specific rules

Dark Willow

When Willow or Tara is dealt damage, Willow becomes Dark Willow. At the end of your turn, if Dark Willow is adjacent to Tara, she becomes Willow.

While she is Dark Willow, you must resolve effects on her cards with the Dark Willow icon; if she is Willow, ignore those effects. Dark Willow effects can be canceled by card effects.

Blind Boost Boost Playing a card face down to add its boost number (top-left) to an attack or to power a BOOST effect.

When an effect tells you to BLIND BOOST, reveal the top card of your deck Action deck A hero's unique deck of action cards, played to maneuver, scheme and fight. and add its BOOST value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value., then discard it. A BLIND BOOST does not count as drawing Draw Take the top card of your action deck into your hand. a card for other effects such as taking damage when you are exhausted. If your draw pile is empty, the BLIND BOOST value is treated as 0.